Villages to receive water tanks
LUNDU: Villages in Opar constituency will receive water tanks provided by the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government to store clean water for their daily use. Assistant Minister of Welfare and Community Wellbeing Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said the water tanks would greatly benefit the rural villagers to store clean water especially during drought. Harden officiated […]
Clean water supply for 15 longhouses
MUKAH: Over 1,500 residents from 11 longhouses in Kuala Balingian and four longhouses in Kuala Serupai have been enjoying treated water supply since September. In a statement today, the Sarawak Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB) said the 11 longhouses in Kuala Balingian are Rh Ding, Rh Meling, Rh Jinggap, Rh Ngelambong, Rh Nuwie, Rh Bau, […]
Provide power supply, clean water to school
SERIAN: Bukit Semuja assemblyman John Ilus has appealed to the State Utilities Ministry to supply power connection and clean and treated water to Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Merakai. “I appeal to its minister to supply both utilities to the school here because they still use the river and rain as a source of water as well […]
Two projects to ensure clean treated water supply
KUCHING: The Sarawak government wants to ensure the southern region is fully supplied with clean treated water. The upgrading of Plants 2 and 4 at the Batu Kitang Water Treatment facility here as well as the construction of a new facility in Landeh were part of the initiatives, said Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen […]
Clean water for Kampung Narub soon
KUCHING: Kampung Narub, a Melanau village at the very end of the Dalat constituency, will enjoy clean water supply via the Sarawak Alternative Water Supply (Sawas) project. Dalat assemblywoman Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the cost of the Sawas project for Kampung Narub/Kampung Klid as well as the implementation of Sawas at Rh Changai Ng […]
Clean water supply soon for villagers
KUCHING: The water supply project for Kampung Klid and Kampung Narub implemented under the Sarawak Alternative Water Supply (Sawas) programme was carried out smoothly. Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the progress of the water supply project for the two villages is at 76.9 percent completion. […]
Clean water supply for eight longhouses soon
KUCHING: The water problems in the northern hinterlands of Sarawak will soon be a thing of the past as works to provide clean water supply to the area are ongoing. Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau said eight longhouses in the area would be equipped with stand-alone water treatment plants through the Highland Development Agency (HDA) […]
Villagers no longer depend on rainwater
SERIAN: After depending on rainwater as their only source of water, villagers of Kampung Merakai can now enjoy a steady supply of clean water after the completion of a water pipeline project here. The state government, under the Ministry of Utilities with Sarawak Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB Sarawak) as the implementing agency, planned a […]
Clean water distributed to homes
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Idris Buang hopes to see the end of water shortage problem in his constituency. He said although most of the water stressed areas were in Serian, it also involved villages in Muara Tuang. “Some 10 to 20 Iban and Bidayuh villages, a Chinese settlement, and both Kampung Jawa and […]
Mini water treatment plant at longhouse launched
KAPIT: Utilities (Water Supply) Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi officiated at the launch of a mini water treatment plant and Sawas (Sarawak Alternative Water Supply) awareness cum education programme at Rumah Untat Pengiran, Sungai Melipis, here on Tuesday afternoon. Accompanying him were Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat, senior assistant director of JBALB […]
